photo collage

I'm looking for software that does a REAL collage of my pix. Not like
what Picasa does. (Another case of we don't know how to do that with
software, so we'll just call something else entirely by that name.) I
want something where I can "cut" digital images however I want, then
"paste" them into a single image of overlapping images. Like a collage.
Not a bunch of square pix lying next to or on top of each other (that's
actually called "a stack of pictures"). Does anyone know if such
software exists? I'd prefer freeware, but would consider paying for it.
Thanks!

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salgud wrote:
> I'm looking for software that does a REAL collage of my pix. Not like
> what Picasa does. (Another case of we don't know how to do that with
> software, so we'll just call something else entirely by that name.) I
> want something where I can "cut" digital images however I want, then
> "paste" them into a single image of overlapping images. Like a collage.
> Not a bunch of square pix lying next to or on top of each other (that's
> actually called "a stack of pictures"). Does anyone know if such
> software exists? I'd prefer freeware, but would consider paying for it.
> Thanks!
>
Programs like MS Publisher are made for page layout. You can arrange the photos on the
page however you want by drag and drop. You can resize the pictures individually, and
rotate them individually. I think there are other programs that are free or inexpensive,
but I don't know of any to recommend.

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"salgud" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'm looking for software that does a REAL collage of my pix. Not like
> what Picasa does. (Another case of we don't know how to do that with
> software, so we'll just call something else entirely by that name.) I
> want something where I can "cut" digital images however I want, then
> "paste" them into a single image of overlapping images. Like a collage.
> Not a bunch of square pix lying next to or on top of each other (that's
> actually called "a stack of pictures"). Does anyone know if such
> software exists? I'd prefer freeware, but would consider paying for it.
> Thanks!
>
I'm not quite sure if I fully understand what you are asking, but I just
tried playing with my PhotoPlus editor. Basicall, I created an empty canvas,
open a new window, copy all or part of first image to clipboard, make a
selection on new canvas and paste into that. Continue the process with added
selections. If you want space or borders, you'll probably need to play with
layers, I'm not that good off the top of my head, but can usually end up
with what I want.
As far as freeware, I doubt it unless you want to dive into The Gimp which
will do very well but with a learning curve.
The Serif site often has earlier samples of their software, an earlier
version of PhotoPlus would do the job. I'm assuming you don't have a full
fledged editor like Photo Shop or PSP.
Note: there are usually a number of ways of getting a given result.
Dave Cohen

MS DIP10 is available off EBay for quite low prices and may even still
have rebate from MS. It does layers and you can do collage or montage
quite easily. Images can be blended to a basic abackground or an
original image can be the background image and another can be added to
it (or many others). you can also make images of variious shapes and
place borders around them etc.

Serif PhotoPlus 6 and PhotoFiltre are freeware programs that will do
some of these things too but for a very low price, I have found that
DIP 10 will do most things anyone wants unless you want to spend more $
and use PSE4 or PS 7 or PSCS2 ( lot more $)

On 16 Dec 2005 06:46:53 -0800, in rec.photo.digital "salgud"
<> wrote:
>I'm looking for software that does a REAL collage of my pix. Not like
>what Picasa does. (Another case of we don't know how to do that with
>software, so we'll just call something else entirely by that name.) I
>want something where I can "cut" digital images however I want, then
>"paste" them into a single image of overlapping images. Like a collage.
>Not a bunch of square pix lying next to or on top of each other (that's
>actually called "a stack of pictures"). Does anyone know if such
>software exists? I'd prefer freeware, but would consider paying for it.

"salgud" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'm looking for software that does a REAL collage of my pix. Not like
> what Picasa does. (Another case of we don't know how to do that with
> software, so we'll just call something else entirely by that name.) I
> want something where I can "cut" digital images however I want, then
> "paste" them into a single image of overlapping images. Like a collage.
> Not a bunch of square pix lying next to or on top of each other (that's
> actually called "a stack of pictures"). Does anyone know if such
> software exists? I'd prefer freeware, but would consider paying for it.
> Thanks!
>

Ed Ruf wrote:
> On 16 Dec 2005 06:46:53 -0800, in rec.photo.digital "salgud"
> <> wrote:
>
>
>>I'm looking for software that does a REAL collage of my pix. Not like
>>what Picasa does. (Another case of we don't know how to do that with
>>software, so we'll just call something else entirely by that name.) I
>>want something where I can "cut" digital images however I want, then
>>"paste" them into a single image of overlapping images. Like a collage.
>>Not a bunch of square pix lying next to or on top of each other (that's
>>actually called "a stack of pictures"). Does anyone know if such
>>software exists? I'd prefer freeware, but would consider paying for it.
>
>
> Even MS Paint supplied with Windoze will do this.
> ________________________________________________________
> Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 ()
> See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 at
> http://EdwardGRuf.com

It would be very difficult with MS Paint.
With Gimp (free) you could put each image in a separate layer. Then
erase out the background of each individual image. Then you could move
each image around, move it up or down in the stack, rotate it, whatever.
It will take a little effort to understand layers but they're so close
to what you want to do it would be a shame not to.

I just used: Collage Maker (http://www.galleriasoftware.com/index.html). It
does exactly what you want. It's got a free 31 day tryout (fully
functional). I used to make a collage of the grandkids for a calendar cover
for Grandma and Grandpa. It costs $28, but I don't think I'll use it again,
so I probably won't buy it.

Good luck.

B
"salgud" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I'm looking for software that does a REAL collage of my pix. Not like
> what Picasa does. (Another case of we don't know how to do that with
> software, so we'll just call something else entirely by that name.) I
> want something where I can "cut" digital images however I want, then
> "paste" them into a single image of overlapping images. Like a collage.
> Not a bunch of square pix lying next to or on top of each other (that's
> actually called "a stack of pictures"). Does anyone know if such
> software exists? I'd prefer freeware, but would consider paying for it.
> Thanks!
>

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:44:44 -0700, in rec.photo.digital timeOday
<> wrote:
>Ed Ruf wrote:
>> On 16 Dec 2005 06:46:53 -0800, in rec.photo.digital "salgud"
>> <> wrote:
>> Even MS Paint supplied with Windoze will do this.
>It would be very difficult with MS Paint.
>With Gimp (free) you could put each image in a separate layer. Then
>erase out the background of each individual image. Then you could move
>each image around, move it up or down in the stack, rotate it, whatever.
> It will take a little effort to understand layers but they're so close
>to what you want to do it would be a shame not to.
>

Would I use Paint, no. But very difficult? It's not that hard a thing to
do. If you want to be able to move things around after first placing them,
yes, Paints not the thing to use. Otherwise, start by creating a blank
image of the finished size you want and then paste from each file using
that option and move/rotate, etc before the final paste operation.
--
Ed Ruf Lifetime AMA# 344007 ()
See images taken with my CP-990/5700 & D70 athttp://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photography/General/index.html

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